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j j )tu,:t 11 EVI E‘V. OIIIC;IN of the PINDARIES t preceded by T-li , 3torical Notes wi the Rise of the different Mahratta States.—By an OF in the Su - vice of the Honourable EAST INDIA COMPANY.—(From the Q:utrterlq Review.) [Concluded from Yesterrlettls SuN.] " As we have thus presented our readers with a distinct view of these characters, whose very names seem as new as they are harsh to-British ears, t hough - they have been the cause of no small . trouble and cousteroation itt India,. We shall very 1)6(.4 sem up the notice of the greater chiefs whom we have mentioned. Kurreem Khan is de accoded trona an ancient Mahotinnedan family ; hi , . early youth was spent in the service of HoVara, which be subsequently quitted for that of Dowlut Row Sciudiab. His tame and enter prising spirit soon increased the number of his adherents ; he enlarged his territories, partly by grants from Scitutiah, ard partly by usurpations frOm the Rai rh of Berar and Nabob of Bopaul, whose do minions he alternately invaded anti ravaged ; he possessed himself of several fortresses, and, at the end of the Mahratta year, his power was such as to excite the fears and jealousy of Scindiah, who caused him to be treacherously seized and con fined in the strong hold of Gwalior. Here he lingered_ some years in prison, but was at length ransomed, and resumed his former courses, in which he speedily became as imposing as be bad been brtore. Sciudiali, unable to crush bitri by open force, once more resorted to treachery, and, taking :rdvanraee of \a quarrel between Kurreent suet Cheetoo, assisted the latter, who overthrew Kerreem in a pitched battle, and compelled him to fly for refuge to Ameer Khan. Anreer Khan made hint over to Toolsa Bhye, the widow Re gent of the Holkar family, from whom he has since ascaped, and is now at the head of his diturrab, catitoned near Barseim in Bopatil. Chee too, at present the greatest of all the Pindarry chiefs, enjoys the favour and confidence of Scin- His force has surprisingly increased of late yea's, and is, stated to amount to twenty thousaud horse, a small corps of infantry, and a train of twenty ill served guns. He possesses the forts and distlicts of Sutwass, which run along the northern branch of the Nerbtoldah to the south of Oujeen, and nearly opposite Hindia, the capital of a district of the same name in Can deish, on the south side of the liver. post Alo hummud, the son of Heeroo, is entitled trout his birth to hold the chief place over all the Pindarry tribes ; lie is, however, inferior to Cheetoo, and his troops do not amount to more than ten or twelve thousand horse, a weak body of foot, and a few pits. Wansil Khau, his brother, beaded a party which invaded one provinces, and it was strongly suspected that they were accompanied by some of the troops of our ally, Scindiab. :their camp is at Bagrotle, half way bet weeti Savor and Bilseib, a district in Bopaul. The last of these leaders whom we shall notice is a remarkable pettren 'tamed Sheik Dullah, who, though only cenotiatiditig a small number of followers, has reodcred himself conspicuous for valour, and dk6.- Ina icy his bold incursions into Berar, amid his desperate attack WI the garrison of Nagpoor with a few it o " These are the principal Pindarry adversaries, not of the British ifitrests in India alone, but of e tramplillity and civilization of the entire po ptlaiion of the Peoinsitla. Social order, and that seatuiy whieh is necessary to homan happiness, are incompatible with the existence of such bands of robbers, who are ever really to enter into the service of any evil-disposed prince or state, or of themselves, under their own fierce carraitis, carry desolation to the hopes of the husbandman, and ta every habitation of peaceful mare To seta 'up their character, though we most allow that they are brave, entet prising and vigilant, par lent of favigne, and possessing a confidence in their individual poaers much beyond what is found in the generality of the natives iii India, these qualities but tender them the trioredatiger ants, and extend the measure of their cruel and barbaroos ravages. It is impossible, also, to avoid perceiving, that with some degree of discipline, they would prove a most formidable instrument in the hand of au able and authiticap chief. To such an enemy we can only oppose the same alert ness and rapidity of movement, tvhich has, in se veral recent instances, been so successfully tm- gloved. 'I hey are now too well convinced of their it.tertorty !o our troops ever to risk a battle, and nothing appears necessary to check their cus tomai y inroads but the saute perseverance of pur suit on our parts which is exhibited by them in their retreat. They must be followed to their fast nesses; and 'disarmed. Small as their at!,gregate ntimhers, even when taken at the highest, mnst be allowed to be, compare , ' with the amount of the mikeit y power now arrayed ttrtiust them, and singular as it may appear, that the depreda tions of a band of forty or fifty thousand free booters should require a vast continent to I ise in arms for (heir supptession, yet the description wh;elt has been given of the manners, habits, and composition of these meiciloss ban , iitti, the cha racter of the country through which their war fare is carried on, the looseness of the tenure by which price is held, even among the more settled and civilized of our neighbours in India, and the tendency of any disturbance to stir up among those nations the elements of general confusion— these considerations, joined with that of our pa- Ttlo ti tit duty to protect the pe'accable and un armed millions subjected to our sway from havoek an,t outrage, may render it necessary for the In dian Govern ID , AIt o desist from the enter prize which it has been compelled to undertake, ‘vithout having, in addition to the immediate sup ssion of this pest, provided, by extensive com binations and arrangements,agaiust the possibility, or at least the near risk of its revival." Satu+•day, the Ist of August, the Senattl3 Ara . demicus of Edinburgh conferred the degtee of Doctor of Medicine o.► one hundred and three Gen tlemen., who had gone through their appointed ex aminations, and publicly defended their inaugural disset ations. Of these; forty-two were Scots men, twenty-four Englishmen, twenty-five Irish men, and the ren►ainrler f rom the East and west CanadaiSwitzerland, Russia, and Geneva. A qATIC INTELLIGENCE. DEPOSITION OF THE PEISHWA. [From the Lin»Ony Gazette, March 11.1 We have been favoured with a Mahratta copy of 0 Proclamation, issued by the lion. Mount stuart Elphinstone, in the Deccan, declaratory of the views of the British Government, and the po licy i o t c r i ded to be pursued towards Bajee Row, and the territories dependent on the late Govern- Inent of Poona. That important document ad verts, in the first instance, to the disorganized and rebellions condition of the country, on BAjee Rurv's accession to the Peishwaship, to the con fused and insecure state of his power and govern ment, which led to i•s i nsurpation by Jeswunt Row Flolkar, to his flight from Poona to Bassein, and the pusillanimous abandonment of his capital to that enterprising soldier, The Proclamation notices the alliance that was, under these cif cumstances, formed with the thi tish Government, the troops tiott were imme diately furnished on the faith of * that connexion, and his consequent restoration to his government. The beneficial effects of that alliance, in reviving the prospe►ity of his country, not withstanding the destructive farming system by which ii was ma naged, the personal happiness which Bajee Row enjoyed under the British protection, and the rapid and immense surplus revenue which flowed into his treastny, are depicted; and the anxiety which we manifested to adjust those claims of a pecuniary nature which the head of the Mahratta Empire possessed on its subordinate btatiches, which it was its policy to keep alive, and the oc casiottal assertion of which was pregnant with so much evil and injastice, is adverted to. It then explains, that the denotation of Gimgratier Sluts trv, the Guycawar Minister to Pomo', under the guarantee of the British Government, bad for its object the settlement of the pecuniary claims he- . tween the two states, by which the intetest Bajee Row would be greatly promoted ; adverts to the Shastry's assassination by the official func tionaries of Bajee Row on consecrated ground— a deed, which the general voice of the cou n try declared could not have been perpetrated oithoot the orders of Bake Row. It refers to the deli cacy, forbearance, awl moderation which the British Government manifested on the occasion, by merely rceptiring the surrender of Trimbuckjee Datoglia as the murderer, without throwing the slightest suspicion against the character of its ally; that this demand, however, was not anion tatily complied with, but enforced, at no small degree of expense to the British Government ; that as soon as Tritnbuckjee was given up, the former relations were instantly restored. The proclamation next notices the extensive intrigues which Bajee Row commenced, in rous ing the native states to a resist - slice of the British Government, in exciting disturbances in his own country, and in raising troops out the plea of sup pressing those insurrections ; and the measures of precaution which we pursued to suppress those disturbances, which led to our investing the city of Poonah ; that Bajee Row•hecame thus subject to our power. It points to those repeated pro fessions and acknowledgments which Bajee Row has made of his being indebted to the British Go vernment for his existence as a Sovereign, and .of his g r a titude for the blessings lie had enjoyed; and to the necessity of concluding, another treaty in confirmation of that of Bassein, for the purpose of depriving giro, not of his sovereignty, but of the means of intriguing to the prejudice of the alliance. The proclamation proceeds to explain the objects of the late arrangements for suppress ing the Pindaries, whose depredations had devas tated Bajee Row's territories ; that he confessed that it would he a measure highly conducive to his interest, and engaged to co-operate in its ac complishment ; but that under these fair promises, the most active, extensive, and powerful engines were secretly set to work, to organize a force to oppose us ; that he seized a moment which he thought favourable, attacked the troops of his ally, and burnt and plundered the British resi dency and cantonments. That the Company's subjects passing through Lis country, in the security of existing treaties, were seized and imprisoned, and British officers on the road to Poona were murdered in the most inhuman and disgraceful manner, and the perpe trators retained in his service. It notices the re cal of Ttimbuckjee to his Councils, and thus be coming a participator in his crime, and the in vitation given to the Pinthiries to enter and plun der his territories. it declares, that Bajee Row had by these acts sbandoned the duties of a Sovereign, and pronounces his unfitness to govern ; it proclaims his deposition, and develops the determination of the British to plsce the country under the Company's Government. It details the military arrangements in progress for that purpose, and our determination to rescue the Rajah of Sat tarah frotn the custody of Bajee Row, slot to establish a principality for the maintenance of his rank and dignity, with which view the Rajah's flag had been displayed at the fort of Sattarah. That the Rajah's territories should he governed by his own laws, but that the British antLotity would be introduced into those to be re served to the Company. It adverts to the prin ciples of justice which distinguish our adminis tration, and warns all of the consequences of adhering to the fortunes of Bajee Row, We have attempted to give the purport only of the proclamation, which is dated the 11th of last month. It is a most important and interesting document. It has been received with. feelings of the highest satisfaction by time inhabitants of the Cancan, and we doubt not has produced effects equally cheering and exhilarating to the great and valuable mass of the population of the Deccan. Thus has the power and influence of the mild and inoffensive Government of the Brahmins terminat ed, we trust, for ever. CEYLON, MAncn 4.—A report bas reached us, that his Majesty's Government in England were about to erect CoJumbo into an Arclidettconry, and to place Ceylon under the spiritual jurisdic tion of the Bishop of Calcutta. A union and consistency will thus be given to the English church throughout the British dominions. There arc, we believe, several congregations of Protest- 4, 502.1 Vide Treaty of Bassein, and the operations 44 Arthur Wellesley, now Duke ‘Vellihgtoit. ants at Colombo, and other parts of the island of Ceylon, which I►ave mucl► increased of late years, under the—protection and encouragement of the present Governor ; and the accounts we have seen lead us to think, that the most beneficial effects are likely to result from the ordination of native priests, the means for which will be now regu larly afforded. (From The Aliatic Mirror.] CALCUTTA, APRIL B.—We have great pleasure in being allowed to publish the following account of the operations of that part of our brave forces which took Muddungur EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MUDDVNGUR, DATED 17TH FEBRUARY, ISIS. " I bad, on the morning of the 1-sth, the plea sure of acquainting you with the fall of this place, but shall now endeavour to give you some detail of the proceedings which have fortunately led to so happy a result. " Finding that our battery had no effect on the enemy's stockade and covered gateway, it was de termined to attempt the place by escalade at day light on the oorning of the 15th. For this purpose the little detachment was formed into three parties. " The first, or main body, under Captain Far quharson and Dominicette, and Lieut. Capon, consisting of 140 rank and file, an d s e veral sea men from the Pri.;ce of %Vales ammd Sylph, des tined to carry, in the first insraece, the stockades and covered gateway, and ultimately the fort by escalade " The second party, under Lieut. Waddington, of-60 rank and file, intended principally to create a diversion. " The third party, of 50 men, directed by Capt. Taylor, and for the same rtrpo , e of divetsi.m. The hatter} , was Wit in chat go of Lieut. Dash wood, of the Engineers, (heir being no artil lery officer with the del echment. " The men bivoneked under their different leaders for the evening. " 'the main body mover! off during the night with the most perfect silence, and occupied a chowkee in the face of the hill, where it remained till day-light. The second took up a concealed position opposite, the N. E. face of one of the enemy's stockades ; and the third occupied a ravine on the S. E. " At day-light the battery commenced its fire upon the gateway and stockade ; and 2d and 3d di visions moved with their ladders towards the tort, commenced a heavy fire, and made every demon stration to attack, which the eisemy endeavoured to prevent by a smart tire from the ramparts; this was the signal for the main body to advance, which it immediately did; after leaving a reserve of 50 rneo in the chowkee, and carried the stockades with the most undaunted gallantry. The diver sions were admirable ; so completely did we take them by surprise, that our battery had fired twelve shots before they returned one ; and our main body wits close upon them unobserved, just as had been planned. All accounts agree there were 750 men opposed to us ; I wish I could give you any ade quate idea of the road which we had to ascend, l i with two long ladders of 15 feet each, and six shorter ones ; on getting within the full range of their fire, we were ,obligvd to ahandoiv one of the largest, in order, to clear the path for the rear sections. For ten minutes, I think, we made no impression whatever upon the stockades ; at last the lower side of the second.gave way; at this time, not more titan twenty of its hail got over, and we were fearful it might overwhelm some of the seamen who were pushing to get for ward ; fortunately not a man was hurt by it, and its tall, though of little clearance to the road, inspirited the men to push forward *you the se coed MOSS one. The stones sod fire, from the tower and covered gateway above, was now very hot ; but our advance bad gut to the wail and a few into the gateway. The ladders were twice knocked away, and we could not force the gate ; at length, a few of the men suc ceeded in getting up the hill a little on time right, anti tired well ; the ladders were again placed, and in a (rice we had the pleasure of seeing the rascals flying in all directions ; we pursued them towards Moddiingur, on the left, and scaled after theism ; such steeps and heigths as time fellows fled over you could scarcely ima gine. If we had had but men to have form ed a fourth party on the South-west side, not a man of them would have escaped. There cannot be less than 50 of them killed, upon a moderate calculation. Our plan of attack, which was drawn up by Captain Farquharson, after re connoitering the roads, and obtaining the best information he could as to the stockades and in= terior of time fort, was well conceived, and (I trust I shall not be considered presumptuous in saying) happily executed, as it perfectly succeed ed in every respect. The men all behaved well, and some with the most uncommon bravery." The extraordinary disappearance of a young man named Roberts, who held a clerkship at the Ordnance Office, is already known. On Monday night a young man, attired in a smock frock and red cap, was taken into custody by one of the constables at Woolwich, having been observed wandering about that place without any apparent business. The constable took him before a Ma gistrate, and upon being interrogated, he said that his name was Roberts. Upon further inquiry, it appeared that he was the young man whose sud den disappearance had caused his family to ima gine that he had either been robbed and murder ed, or committed suicide. The constable, by direction of the Kentish Magistrate, took him be fore the Magistrates of Surrey, who ascertained the address of one of his relations in town, and ordered the constable to deliver his charge to him. The youth, upon being questioned as to his motives for the strange line of conduct he had adopted, said he was sick of a sedentary occupa tion, and had determined to join the standard of the Independents in South America. Two boys, convicted of stealing apples, were ordered to be publicly whipped in lioniton. The three constables employed were convicted of dipping their cat-o'nine-tails into blood, to de ceive the spectators, and so turning the punisb• went into ridicule : they were fined two guineas for the trick.—(Times.) OLD BAILEY, SEPT. 22. Odra, Robert Woodford, sen. and Robert Froottr-: jun. (father and son) were indicted for recel/1 a 1001bs. weight of fat, knowing it to have bit stolen. The actual thief was convicted AP. Middlesex Sessions, and the fat was sold lo t h prisoner's servant in his absence. The RECORDER suggested the propriety of 1 1111 case being at once abandoned ; for were the el h i; (knee to be gone into, he would certainly tell Jury to acquit the prisoners. It was too Innen' to suppose, that because the fat was left in the P ry; soner's house during his absence, that be 1111 , therefore to be charged with feloniously receiti% it, knowing it to be stolen. Besides, it W . absurd to charge the poor child at atelier I,b t/ `, O the felonious receiving, and he was sure . no in 9i t s e c cotth' have, on examining him, recommended that boy should be included in the indictment; Probably the case had as well be drops now, l i r stead of occupying the whole day. •ttea No evidence being offered, the Jury aqu i-- both prisoners. James Malony was put to the bar, on an in- fP re n a ment charging him with feloniously cutting 6 : 10 wounding John Black, with int en t to do . h i d some bodily harm, on the 31st of August Is 9 t , the parish of Stepney. The facts of the case be al been already laid before our readers. It W il l recollected that the affair arose out of a 9° a4 1 0 between the prisoner and his daughter, prosecutor, among others, interfered ; ensue*, betm,een the prisoner and the rose° in the course of which the latter received a WO" in his thigh. when ' OlO A great number of witnesses were calle d fOr ~,fr the prisoner, wl.O wholly conttadicted the deuce adduced in support of the prosecution. 0 0 lie Jury, who heti in the eA l ly peat et th e o i aminetion of the defrnd.iw's witni!lsts r 3 P !° ,, r io themselves satisfied, imiuediately found the son er—Not Guilty. Joseph Cook, 19, was capitally Me ittl for st'es ; l ; ing privately in the shop of Th o m a s GArdc" er ' 4 Whitechapel. The prisoner stole tour I°. v ,:'• drawers, five pair of gloves, one white chief, four silk handketchiefs, &c. threw himself on the mercy of the Court. Guilty qf stealing under ss. city° The RECORDER—Prisoner, you are t" t oef a fellow to remain in this country; you 1 10 .00 be suffered any longer here; the countll b very well rid of you for life, and you 8-- transported. Jo' • . ti illiam Fuell and Robert Wynn in were a d for stealing several articles of plate, the pr of James Luclford Bellamy. 4i/ Nary Butler, formerly in the service %tier prosecutor, who lived at Chelsea, seas 11 Ig`Bolll, her fellow servant on the 28th June, and A t a noise in the parlour, site left the kitchen' she was going up stairs she saw Fuel' rog,", i p ri boilf. of the parlour, and she found that the sw ivel° had been stripped. The other prisoner) 0 1 0 was also seen in the parlour, and was obs ec ol. his retreat to throw something out of his 11 , 07 1• .. , Other witnesses corroborated this tes o- IST The prisoners, in their defence, denied any knowledge of tro he bbery . . The Jury found the prisoners both G 01.1 ,11 054‘. they were recommended to mercy by th e t' cutor, - tile,rlll The COMMON SERGEANT then addressg d ‘ f soners :—" You have both been most P:04; found guilty of this offence ; and it is 011 V( the butmine disposition df your proseol a t your lives have been saved. It apptars la c otor, have not been actuated by necessitY this act, and therefore you must (Olt try." se te° The prisoners were then sentenced t° years' transportation. via The rest of the day was occupied In tr, soners for trivial olf,nces. Alonday morning; an elderly man, appearance of a tradesman, %vas woo" Jr , In the New River, at Stoke Neivina l 1;,,,c 11 . were no papers or any properly found 8 / l e $1 .40 111 person to lead to the discovery of "'he body was taken to the Red Lion P ....... 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